Endpoint and Movistar Riders will compete for the right to reach the semifinals of the European Development Championship 1. However, we must not forget that the British team will approach the match as a favorite, because it was not for nothing that they won their group.
Endpoint Form
The 31st World Ranking Team won the recent ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe, beating sAw (2: 1) and Sprout (3: 2). However, at BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown, the team did not go well, as a result of which we declared defeat from Heroic (1: 2). But the team arrived at the European Development Championship 1, where they easily coped with Budapest Five (16: 8) and forZe (2: 0), securing an easy access to the quarterfinals. However, not everything is so rosy at Endpoint, since in the framework of MIDNITE Nine to Five 7, the British could not beat K23 (0: 2), having left the championship.
Best Endpoint Cards:
- Mirage - 83% wins.
- Dust 2 - 65% wins.
- Train - 65% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
But we can say that the team has difficulties playing on Overpass and Nuke, which need to get rid of.
Movistar Riders uniform
The 48th team in the world rankings failed in the recent DreamHack Open December 2020, leaving the group after being defeated by Gambit (0: 2) and sAw (1: 2). After that, the team went to conquer the European Development Championship 1, where, after a starting defeat from Espada (14:16), the Spaniards were able to rein in BEZ ZP (2: 0) and Espada (2: 0), getting the coveted slot in the quarterfinals. But everything was spoiled by the defeat to 9INE (0: 2) in the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe Relegation, and now the team does not seem impassable.
Best Movistar Riders Cards:
- Overpass - 78% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Train - 69% wins.
At the same time, we will definitely not see the Dust 2 map, which the Spaniards do not really like. Moreover, there is no particular advantage on Vertigo, where the team may not be able to cope with the opponent's pressure.
Personal meetings statistics
During the current season, the teams played five matches:
- Movistar Riders win in the closed qualifier for FLASHPOINT 1 with a score of 2: 1.
- Endpoint wins ESL European Championship 2020 with a score of 2: 0.
- Movistar Riders victory in ESEA MDL Season 34 Europe with a score of 16:14.
- Movistar Riders win in the qualifiers for FunSpark ULTI 2020 with a score of 16:14.
- Endpoint won in the closed qualifier for DreamHack Open Fall 2020 with a score of 2: 1.
And despite the slight advantage of the Spaniards, Endpoint will approach the fight as a favorite.
Forecast for the match Endpoint - Movistar Riders
The Spaniards are in terrible shape, so I don't think they are claiming great things. At the same time, the British leave a good impression, if you take into account the recent defeat at K23. At the same time, the team managed to try their hand at games with serious rivals, taking not only cards, but also whole series. Therefore, I propose to bet on the Endpoint team to win with odds of 1.60.
